666razorblade

666razorblade

bleeding euphoria
Jul 7, 2023
27
Like the title says, recovery is hard... I want to recover, I want to live a "normal" life, I want to have the peace with life that other people seem to have. Nobody likes every aspect of life, but most humans can seem to make peace with the parts they hate, and move on. A lot of us here, I suspect, can't relate - myself included in that.

I've tried recovering in the past, to no avail. I was trying to recover before I ever even found out about SS. The thing for me, that makes recovery so difficult, is that nobody listens. Nobody seems to care, or listen, when you're begging for help, no matter how much I ask, they don't care.

I signed up for therapy back in November. I told them I'm suicidal and a daily cutter. They put me on the waiting list, and I haven't heard back since. I went to the doctor, and told him I'm suicidal, and showed him my scars. He gave me a small dose of antidepressants, and they didn't work. I went back to the doctor, and told him that they were making me feel no better, and to some degree even worse. He gave me another course of the same medication, at the same dosage, and told me to wait for 8 more weeks (on top of the 6 I'd been taking them for), to see if they would work later. I thought about saying, "I won't be here in 8 more weeks at this rate", but I reluctantly kept my mouth shut.

It's been 2 weeks since then. This week I'm going to phone the therapy people again, and tell them that I'm still suicidal, and still cutting. I've posted about this before but sometimes, I feel like purposely failing a suicide attempt just as a final cry for help, since nothing else seems to work.

I phoned the samaritans, and to their credit, the very kind and patient lady on the phone changed my mind on a lethal overdose I was about to impulsively take during a breakdown, but since then everything has gotten worse.

People keep telling me to seek help, but my god am I trying. I don't know what else people want me to do. I've tried to get therapy, I've tried seeing different doctors, I've been on different antidepressants. I just don't know what to do anymore.

Still, as much as I thought about finally dying a lot this week, I'm going to try my best to recover still.

Yesterday I drank too much, and threw up for an hour straight, in a desperate attempt to either cope with my feelings or die, but in a way I think it made me want to turn to recovery again more than death. Because of my depression I can't hold down a job (and I'm struggling to eat anymore), can't get into relationships, can't keep friendships, feel like a disgusting burden on my family, etc etc.

I hope this time will be the time I can make recovery happen. Best of luck to anyone else who is trying to recover. I'm trying to do it for my dog. Nothing else is more important to me than her ...
 
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Paradise

Paradise

Drown me in the sea
Apr 2, 2023
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Good luck!
 
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Elle

Elle

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Jul 9, 2023
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Good luck, OP. Rooting for you! You've got this
 
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todienomore

todienomore

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Apr 7, 2023
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At a glance naltrexone (or low dose naltrexone) might be relevant for cutting. Its definitely relevant for quittingdrinking. Basically you can reset your endorphin production, which I am guessing is what you are chasing with the cutting. Endorphins get wrecked by chronic stress.

Also Bromantane is an otc supplement that resets dopamine production, might be another piece of the puzzle.

 
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HighFlight

HighFlight

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Jun 28, 2023
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Like the title says, recovery is hard... I want to recover
Thank you for sharing, and you're absolutely right - recovery is hard! Yet you've taken the first steps to making that happen. Celebrate the small wins. Sounds like you've got the same problem with mental health providers as we do in the US - too many patients, too few providers.

This is a great forum for venting, or asking questions. And everyone seems to be understanding and supportive. However, feel free to PM me if you ever want to talk.
 
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carac

carac

"and if this is the end, i am glad i met you."
May 27, 2023
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I live in the UK and I know how you feel, nobody cares. When I told the doctor I attempted sucide they didn't really bat an eyelid I just got a phonecall a week later from a care team, they were really blunt with me and basically said "do I want to kill myself or not" I spent a few days in a mental ward where I was mainly cast aside, there were things I could do there but I was in no fit state. When I got out I was put back under the care team and it just felt like I was just there to give them a job so I didnt stay long with them. My family didn't really show any reaction. Even now I am in recovery, just getting back into the wide world seems so difficult because nobody cares everybody has there own little meaningless boxes to tick.

Have you any idea what the underlying reasons are as to why you feel the way you do? I always find that if you want to help yourself you need to get the root and tackle that, this is no easy task, especially with no help. You can try and keep pushing for help but I know I hard it is. Best of luck to you
 
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666razorblade

666razorblade

bleeding euphoria
Jul 7, 2023
27
I live in the UK and I know how you feel, nobody cares.
Yep, me too. They are really terrible, they treat you like some kind of inconvenience or waste of their time. I think half of the UK health service thinks we just need to have a cup of tea, or something. They treat us like we're complaining when we're actually very unwell. It needs a reform...

Have you any idea what the underlying reasons are as to why you feel the way you do? I always find that if you want to help yourself you need to get the root and tackle that, this is no easy task, especially with no help.
I've been trying to figure this out for a very long time. There's a culmination of factors I think, but it's hard to pinpoint anything down.
 
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annen

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Oct 24, 2024
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I was 100% sure that I'd end it all when I find the slightest opportunity, and I've been convinced my depression was incurable. Until one day I stumbled upon this video:



This gave me some new perspective and while I'm still on the fence, I thought that this information could help many others.

I don't know what else people want me to do. I've tried to get therapy, I've tried seeing different doctors, I've been on different antidepressants. I just don't know what to do anymore.
This is so me! I'm not saying I figured it all out, but after watching that video, I stopped thinking that my depression is an illness to fight against but more like a misbehaving system and that fight against it is added to the list of things that I don't want to do. I hope that makes sense.

Anyway, maybe it all sounds silly, maybe it doesn't, I just hope you find peace at the end.
 

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